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A decade ago, guests may have brought their laptops along on a business trip. Today, they’re bringing their smart phone, tablet, smart watch, laptop, and more. Wireless internet has quickly become if not the most, certainly one of the most ...

Global travelers’ desire for free Wi-Fi is still the number one amenity when choosing a hotel for both leisure and business stays, but it is slowly declining, according to the latest research from Hotels.com. Complimentary Wi-Fi is the top factor ...

Yaroslav Goncharov, CEO of Hotel Wi-Fi Test, has had a front row seat to the rise of Wi-Fi in the hotel industry. “It’s become a key amenity,” he says. “Some studies even claim it is second only to a comfortable ...

Marriott International and the American Hotel & Lodging Association have withdrawn their petition seeking direction from the FCC on legal Wi-Fi security measures. According to a statement from Bruce Hoffmeister, Marriott’s global chief information officer, the company’s intent was to ...

Amid a barrage of public criticism from travelers, Google, Microsoft, and other parties, Marriott International has taken a step back from its efforts to block personal Wi-Fi devices in meeting and conference spaces at properties it manages. In a statement ...

Microsoft and Google have teamed up in support of guests who want to use personal Wi-Fi hotspots in hotels. The companies joined the wireless industry’s lobbying group and other parties in opposing the hotel industry’s petition, which seeks the Federal ...